NJ Governor Chris Christie announced last week that his state would be pulling out the ten-state Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), providing an interesting look at the way in which governors, and other politicians struggling with economic woes, are handling pressures to reduce carbon emissions and internal pressures from constituencies.
RGGI is intended to lower greenhouse gas emissions by setting a cap and trade pricing system with steadily contracting limits. Keep reading →
New Jersey’s decision to exit the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) has raised more questions than it has answered.
One outstanding issue has definitely been answered, though, at least from Christie’s perspective: There will be no more coal-fired electricity in New Jersey. Keep reading →
The US military has long been viewed as a source for technological innovation. Inventions, from airplanes to computers, were tested in initial phases for military use.
This time around, the US military may be leading the way in energy efficiency technology. Keep reading →
Imagine that everything – not only your car – ran on gas! @NissanLEAF promotional video gives a sense of it: http://bit.ly/ik0iN7 via @CleanTec #EV‘s @AOLenergy
Imagine charging stations instead of gas stations, chargers instead of gas, and silent cars gliding along the roads.
With two bills pending in the Senate on electric vehicles, the emissions-free car, truck and bus may become the norm in the coming years. Keep reading →
Electric vehicles (EV) may be the silver bullet.
EV’s, a technology that could recharge the US economy, reduce its dependence on foreign imported oil, create domestic jobs, cut polluting carbon emissions, and eliminate noise pollution from traffic, were the topic of discussion last week at the US Senate Committee Hearing on Energy & Natural Resources. Keep reading →
Problems abound for Pennsylvania’s electricity regulators.
Faced with aging power infrastructure, a mandate to boost use of renewable fuels, and a natural gas drilling boom in its midst, Pennsylvania’s Public Utility Commission has its work cut out for it in coming years. Keep reading →
There seems to be some uncertainty whether the United States is the Saudi Arabia of natural gas, the Saudi Arabia of coal. Perhaps as President Obama says in this video, its “both, and” not “either, or.”
The President is talking about energy policy, but its interesting to remember that the Administration has acknowledged the centrality of coal, which continues to generate roughly half of US electricity, despite a sustained focus on renewable fuels. Keep reading →
Representatives for two groups of power generators were sharply divided over the federal government’s plans for reducing emissions of mercury and other toxics from power stations.
At a Philadelphia hearing on the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposals for limiting emissions from coal- and oil-fired power plants, the spokesmen presented dramatically different views on whether the plans are financially and technically achievable or are the result of flawed analysis that overstates economic benefits and imposes heavy costs on the industry. Keep reading →
With its latest new product announcement, globe-spanning conglomerate GE is trying to solve several of the electricity sector’s most pressing challenges at once.
The new FlexEfficiency 50 Combined Cycle Power Plant design was announced today in Paris, amid claims that the unit’s ability to quickly cycle up to full power and operate at a very high 61% operating efficiency make it a game changer in the industry. Keep reading →
